Is this spider male or female?
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Is this spider male or female?

Mexican red knee, not mature, 3-4" long.
I saw this one when you posted it last night and couldn't decide then if it was male or female - and I still can't decide now. I guess I'm leaning more towards female, but it wouldn't surprise me if it turned out to actually be a male. Unfortunately, sometimes you just can't tell by looking at them ventrally and have to wait for a molt to inspect.
 
I saw this one when you posted it last night and couldn't decide then if it was male or female - and I still can't decide now. I guess I'm leaning more towards female, but it wouldn't surprise me if it turned out to actually be a male. Unfortunately, sometimes you just can't tell by looking at them ventrally and have to wait for a molt to inspect.
How long do you suppose it will take for a 3 to 4 inch tarantula to molt?
 
Depends when it molted last obviously, but Brachypelma don't have the shortest molt cycles. I would expect it to take about a year in between molts, give it take a month or 2
 

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Epiandrous fusillae sexing (Not Molts)
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motorola moto e6 (XT2005DL)
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